Major indexes closed mixed Thursday after S&P 500, Dow 30, and Value Line index rallied to best levels since November lows. S&P pulled back to fractionally positive status at close. NASDAQ Composite continues to lag and has yet to better September resistance.

Trading volume rose 15% compared to Wednesday.

Minor, Intermediate, and Major remain positive. Minor Cycle is “Overbought” while intermediate trend is moderately “Overbought.”

Daily MAAD was positive by 11 to 9 Thursday and continues to look lackluster compared to recent gains in S&P 500. Daily MAAD Ratio was unchanged and marginally “Overbought” at 1.21.

Daily CPFL was slightly negative Thursday at 1.07 to and remains below September intermediate resistance. Daily CPFL Ratio was moderately “Overbought” at 1.42.

Cumulative Volume (CV) eked out new short to intermediate high Thursday in S&P 500, but action was not confirmed by S&P Emini, Dow 30, and NASDAQ Composite.

Market Overview – What We Think:

Short-term trend in all of major indexes has begun to look a bit “toppy” and overdone on upside.

If move since November lows turns out to be A-B-C rally with “B” leg pullback from December 19 to January 2, “C” leg rally could carry S&P toward 1510.

Confirming movement in cash S&P CV to new short-term high is positive, but failure of CV In S&P Emini, Dow 30, and NASDAQ Composite on same cycle, means strength has been selective.

Suggestion lingers that rally since November lows has been fueled by weaker hands and continues to lack statistical underpinnings. Larger cycles have also lacked indicator confirmation since early 2011.

Lingering weakness in MAAD, CPFL, Cumulative Volume, and Momentum, are an indication market could be on borrowed time. Nothing but new highs by all our key indicators, an unlikely event, would erase negative tone.

Index

Daily / Weekly / Monthly Stops

Weekly

Monthly

1/21

1/22

1/23

1/24

1/25

1/25

1/31

S&P 500 Index

SELL1458.17

SELL1460.70

SELL1462.73

SELL1464.93

SELL1467.39

SELL1391.74

SELL1310.68

Dow Jones Industrials

SELL13364.87

SELL13391.91

SELL13412.96

SELL13434.88

SELL13465.23

SELL12899.21

SELL12445.73

NASDAQ Composite

SELL3093.99

SELL3096.53

SELL3098.97

SELL3104.45

SELL3108.12

SELL2933.93

SELL2809.46

Value Line Index

SELL3255.40

SELL3262.11

SELL3268.80

SELL3276.07

SELL3284.42

SELL3012.55

SELL2779.90

Note: Stop levels, a function of the extant trend, are based on the trailing moving average price channels for the Highs or the Lows of an index. Whether or not a specific index is suggesting a “Buy” or Sell” is determined by whether or not index prices are above or below the current channel Stop levels. Stop levels should only be used as an entry or exit guide and in conjunction with other market entry and exit strategies.